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To my dismay, the Mayor of Auckland is right
When I find myself agreeing with Auckland’s irascible mayor, I worry I might be descending further into grumpy old person territory.
When moths collide
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Red clutch purse at the ready, trying to make sense of security
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Red clutch purse at the ready, trying to make sense of security
When the protester screeched that I was supporting a murderer, I wondered if I was at the right event.
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Travel costs be damned, the old home town beckons
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Travel costs be damned, the old home town beckons
When the big wide world is too much, sometimes you have to go small.
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Waking up to anxiety dreams and wake-up calls
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Waking up to anxiety dreams and wake-up calls
Wake-up calls are not my forte.
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Delusions of confidence not confined to gardening
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Delusions of confidence not confined to gardening
The delusional gardener.
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Going the full pizza cutter on official English bid
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Going the full pizza cutter on official English bid
I love English.
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‘Bring Back Fozzie’ campaign starts without me
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‘Bring Back Fozzie’ campaign starts without me
It has been spooky reading rumours of New Zealand Rugby approaching former All Blacks’ coaches Steve Hansen and Ian Foster to see if either might want their old job back.
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Woolly thinking on winning extends further afield
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Woolly thinking on winning extends further afield
The Donald might have learned something about winning if he had been lucky enough to have my pet lamb.
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Have a good laugh and make the silliness last
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Have a good laugh and make the silliness last
Embrace the silliness of the season.
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A Xmas confessional about suits and the living wage
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A Xmas confessional about suits and the living wage
When I told him I had a confession to make, he asked me how long it was since my last one.
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Making a cake with my own demonic egg beater
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Making a cake with my own demonic egg beater
The thought Shane Jones might have been lurking around my kitchen makes me shudder.
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Writing to my brave rather than wicked stepmother
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Writing to my brave rather than wicked stepmother
A year ago, when I told people about the death of my stepmother, their response was often odd.
Taking the comfy bra approach to climate change
Taking the comfy bra approach to climate change
The comfy bra approach (CBA) is not what the government should be using for its climate change policy.
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The bargaining needs less wind and more action
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The bargaining needs less wind and more action
Thursday's big wind highlighted my poor emergency preparedness.
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Learning the art of admitting defeat without emojis
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Learning the art of admitting defeat without emojis
When I conceded defeat, it was not gracious.
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A toddler-like tantrum should not be needed
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A toddler-like tantrum should not be needed
Petulance is not pretty. We might laugh out loud at a toddler.
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Showing immense respect and incoherent thinking
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Showing immense respect and incoherent thinking
Hooray for Stuart Nash.
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Saturday night at the movies, sharing ice cream
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Saturday night at the movies, sharing ice cream
If only I had thought of it last week.
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Why are some threatened by the use of te reo?
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Why are some threatened by the use of te reo?
I am 70. A Pākehā woman. I am not likely to become a fluent Māori speaker.
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Woolly thinking about tangled electoral reforms
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Woolly thinking about tangled electoral reforms
Nestled in the bottom of the box there was a cheery note.